6 The vim Editor

In This Chapter

Tutorial: Using vim to Create and Edit a File

Introduction to vim Features

Online Help

Command Mode: Moving the Cursor

Input Mode

Command Mode: Deleting and Changing Text

Searching and Substituting

Copying, Moving, and Deleting Text

The General-Purpose Buffer

Reading and Writing Files

The .vimrc Startup File

Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

Images Use vim to create and edit a file

Images View vim online help

Explain the difference between Command and Input modes

Explain the purpose of the Work ...

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